SPRINGALD

Etymology 1

Noun

springald (plural springalds)

(now rare, archaic) A youth; a young man, a stripling.

Etymology 2

Noun

springald (plural springalds)

(historical) An ancient military engine for launching stones and arrows by means of a spring.

Coordinate terms: ballista, catapult

Anagrams

• Spradling, grid plans

Source: Wiktionary


Spring"al, Spring"ald, Spring"all, a. Etym: [Scot. springald, springel, fr. Scot. & E. spring.]

Definition: An active, springly young man. [Obs.] "There came two springals of full tender years." Spenser. Joseph, when he was sold to Potiphar, that great man, was a fair young springall. Latimer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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